During winter 2016 and 2017 we increasingly included basic gymnastics, calisthenics and primal movement (crawling and animal patterns) in our Athletics NI Youth Academy Physical Preparation sessions. I have specifically worked with young pole vaulters and javelin...

Introduction Prior to the 2015/2016 season the Athletics NI performance athletes had access to a set of bookings put in place by SINI. As this is no longer the case we have booked a limited amount of track time so that these athletes have some options for indoor...

On Tuesday 3 November 2015, Youth Academy athletes, their parents and coaches were invited to an evening to provide guidance on becoming a student athlete. The slides from the evening planned by Laura Kerr & Tom Reynolds can be found below DOWNLOAD...

Introduction In 2014/2015 Athletics Northern Ireland began trialling physical competence screenings with Youth Academy Athletes. Following the success of the trial these physical competency screenings are now a standard option available to all athletes selected for...